A fire raging in Spain's Canary Islands has prompted the evacuation of around 1,000 people.
More than 200 military personnel and 10 aircraft have been dispatched to fight the inferno, which has affected an area of 1,000 hectares, covering the municipalities of Artenara, Tejeda and Gáldar.
A 55-year-old man has been arrested amid suspicion it was started by a soldering iron, officials added.
Gran Canaria is second-most populous of the Canary Islands with a population of around 900,000 people.
Two killed, 14 injured in bomb explosion inside a passenger bus near Damascus
Two people were killed and 14 others were injured on Thursday evening when an explosive device planted on a passenger bus detonated in the city of Jaramana in the Damascus countryside.
Thai teen kills 8 in rampage at home and school before shooting himself
A Thai teenager killed at least six people and himself at a school outside Bangkok on Friday after fatally shooting his grandparents, police said, in the Southeast Asian nation's worst mass killing since 2022.
Morocco to cooperate on return of minors from Spain after Ceuta crossing
Morocco is ready to cooperate with Spain and other European partners on the return of unaccompanied minors who were among tens of thousands of migrants who crossed into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, state news agency MAP reported on Thursday.
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile, South Korea says
North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Thursday towards the sea off the peninsula's eastern coast, South Korea's military said, the first such launch in more than 40 days after a series of weapons tests earlier this year.
Wildfire prompts evacuation alert in metro Vancouver
A wildfire prompted an evacuation alert on Wednesday about 30 km (18.64 miles) from Vancouver, one of Canada's largest metropolitan areas, as blazes in Western Canada continued to spread due to dry and hot weather.
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